Solano

They call it the Walk of Shame, a 300-yard uphill trudge on a pebble road that leads to the minimalist clubhouse at Black Sheep Golf Club. One day a member's wife, adhering to the club's men-only rules, dropped her husband off at the bottom of the road.When someone suggested to club founder Vince Solano Sr. that he send a golf cart to give the member a lift, Solano replied, only half-jokingly,hey call it the Walk of Shame, a 300-yard uphill trudge on a pebble road that leads to the minimalist clubhouse at Black...

IF Donovan Solano and OF Chris Coghlan joined the Marlins from Class AAA New Orleans to replace the injured Emilio Bonifacio and Gaby Sanchez, who was sent down Saturday. Coghlan is hitting .275 since being optioned to New Orleans on April 29. He was hitting .118 when he was demoted. Solano was the Marlins' final cut during the spring after hitting .429. He is hitting .262 with a .327 on base percentage for the Zephyrs. 2B Omar Infante left the team Sunday morning and returned to his native...

By Robert Blau and John O`Brien. Katherine Seigenthaler contributed to this report | June 22, 1987

It seemed an unlikely place for a real-estate developer to be defending himself against his father's alleged criminal past. But when Vincent Solano Jr., an attorney and developer, appeared before the St. Charles Planning Commission last week, that is precisely what happened. Solano, a former Du Page County assistant state's attorney, is the son of Vincent Solano Sr., a reputed organized crime leader. Their respective careers could not appear more divergent. The younger Solano is by all...

They call it the Walk of Shame, a 300-yard uphill trudge on a pebble road that leads to the minimalist clubhouse at Black Sheep Golf Club. One day a member's wife, adhering to the club's men-only rules, dropped her husband off at the bottom of the road.When someone suggested to club founder Vince Solano Sr. that he send a golf cart to give the member a lift, Solano replied, only half-jokingly,hey call it the Walk of Shame, a 300-yard uphill trudge on a pebble road that leads to the minimalist clubhouse at Black...

A story in the Chicagoland/Du Page section of the Nov. 9 Tribune reported incorrectly that developer Vincent Solano Jr. was obligated to preserve a 34- acre woodland on property he wants to develop near St. Charles. Solano, who ordered part of the woods bulldozed last week, was under no obligation to preserve it. The Tribune regrets the error.

Daniel O. Solano, 39, of 23911 Center St., was arrested at 8:15 p.m. Friday near Railroad and Jefferson Streets and charged with no valid driver's license and unlawful possession of cannabis, said police. Solano posted $175 bond and was given an April 16 court date.

Got your eye on a fancy new condo in an area of the city that isn't so fancy? Buying a brand new single-family and paying more for it than an apartment building in the same area? Last week we wrote about a slew of new construction under way along some still rather gritty streets of Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. It seems that the prices on those properties were considerably higher than existing condos in the same neighborhood. Does the fact that they are new construction really mean that...

One of the biggest obstacles developer Vincent A. Solano Jr. faced with plans for the 300-acre Royal Fox golf course community in St. Charles turned out to be a patch of trees. Despite the experienced track record by Solano's Robin Hills Development Co., the tree controversy somewhat bushwhacked the Wheaton-based firm. "It caught us completely by surprise," said Solano, a partner of Robin Hill with Ron Berns. "It turned out to be a major problem." The resulting controversy over the trees, in...

In a five-minute meeting, the St. Charles City Council granted developer Vincent Solano Jr. a special-use permit Monday to build his Royal Fox Golf Club. The unanimous council vote sanctions Solano's concept plan for his controversial development. The permit will enable Solano to subdivide the 300-acre parcel, which previously had been designated for use as farmland, into 1-acre residential lots. The council approved annexation of the property two weeks ago after a year of...

Daniel O. Solano, 39, of 23911 Center St., was arrested at 8:15 p.m. Friday near Railroad and Jefferson Streets and charged with no valid driver's license and unlawful possession of cannabis, said police. Solano posted $175 bond and was given an April 16 court date.

The Illinois attorney general's office has subpoenaed company records of developer Vincent Solano Jr. relating to the development of the Glendale Lakes Golf Course, which was purchased by the Village of Glendale Heights in 1986, according to sources close to the investigation. The village paid Robin Hill Development Co., in which Solano is a principal, $1.9 million for development of the course. The action became the subject of controversy when village officials questioned the relationship...

Vincent Solano, 72, a veteran Chicago union official and a reputed crime boss, died Monday of natural causes in his home in Lisle. Mr. Solano had been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. For nearly 30 years, he headed Local 1 of the Laborers International Union, drawing almost as much attention for winning wage and benefit increases for his members as he did for his alleged mob activities on the North Side. Several relatives, including a son, Vincent Solano Jr., a lawyer...

The St. Charles Planning Commission voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against annexation of the 300-acre Royal Fox Golf Club, a controversial development proposed by Vincent Solano Jr. The final decision on the project still must be made by the city council. The commissioners said their primary reason for rejecting Solano's project was that he refused to modify it in order to preserve 34 acres of wooded area, which naturalists have identified as a "unique habitat" of rare plants and animals.

Log cabins have a basic, down-to-earth appeal. Maybe it's their association with America's pioneer past. Maybe it's our longing for the simpler lifestyle of yesteryear. At any rate, one developer is catering to that yearning with an entire subdivision of log cabins. But you`ll have to go to southwest Michigan to see them. Starr Valley Ranch, a 49-unit log cabin project, is under construction at a heavily wooded, 140-acre site near Buchanan, Mich., about a...

The controversial Royal Fox Golf Club, a proposed 300-acre development that St. Charles refused to annex Monday, would be welcomed with open arms by the City of West Chicago, according to its mayor. "If (developer Vincent Solano Jr.) presents the same plan to us he presented to St. Charles, we will annex the property," West Chicago Mayor Eugene Rennels said Wednesday. Solano's property is north of St. Charles in an unincorporated area of Kane County just east of Dunham Road and north...

The exhibition of Susana Solano sculpture at the Donald Young Gallery, 325 W. Huron St., emphasizes a side of the young Barcelonan's work that has less immediate appeal than the cage- and pool-like pieces already known in Chicago. This side finds representation in large enclosed forms that suggest something protected, imprisoned or hidden. The forms, usually of metal, tantalize viewers by denying access, thus forcing them back to only an imagined relationship between the interior space and its conjectural...

The St. Charles City Council moved closer Monday toward tighter annexation restrictions on the proposed Royal Fox Golf Club development, but it probably will mean the death of the development and of the wooded area the council is trying to save, said developer Vincent Solano Jr. After another in a long series of disappointing meetings with the council, Solano said Tuesday he was on the verge of withdrawing his annexation petition. He also said that if he were to submit his development plan to...

Jeri Sullivan, the former village president of Glendale Heights, told Du Page Circuit Court Judge Edward Kowal on Monday that she was "not guilty" of charges of conflict of interest, state income tax violations and other charges for which she has been indicted. "My client is confident that she will be found not guilty of the charges," said James Montana, Sullivan's attorney, after the arraignment. The criminal charges against Sullivan stemmed from her eight years as mayor and her handling...